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Water Quality and Health in Northern Canada: Stored Drinking Water and Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in Labrador Inuit

2018

Wright, C.J., Sargeant, J.M., Edge, V.L., Ford, J.D., Farahbakhsh, K., Shiwak, I., Flowers, C., IHACC Research Team, & Harper, S.L.

Springer

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The authors aimed to characterize drinking water collection and storage practices, identify potential risk factors for water contamination, and examine possible associations between drinking water contamination and self-reported acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) among Inuit living in Rigolet, Labrador. They found no water-related risk factors that were significantly associated with AGI, and suggested that interventions at the household level might be helping to minimize potential exposure to waterborn pathogens.

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Water Quality and Health in Northern Canada: Stored Drinking Water and Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in Labrador Inuit

Wright, C.J., Sargeant, J.M., Edge, V.L., Ford, J.D., Farahbakhsh, K., Shiwak, I., Flowers, C., IHACC Research Team, & Harper, S.L. (2018). Water quality and health in northern Canada: Stored drinking water and acute gastrointestinal illness in Labrador Inuit. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25, 32975-32987.

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